Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

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the t>hicago Times.
, William Henry Bishop tho author OF
I many popular books, and one of the most
| successful magazinists of the day, is AN
old Milwaukee boy. Shortly after gradu-
| ating from Yale he came to this city
about fifteen years ago. II WIS his idea
| to enter an architect Office as u draughts-
man. After brief career in this line he
concluded TO enter the profession Of litcra-
ture, and as a starter became associated
! with Henry Chittcnden, above referred 10,
| in the publication first OF The Milwaukee,
Journal OF Commerce and later The Com
mcrcial Times.
After the death OF this sheet the bril-
| liant cotcrio'of young fellows who worked
on 1T were left completely strapped and
head over heels in debt Bishop, Chittcn-
den and Z. Il. Northrop p former we'll
known journalist, were room mates and
| great chums They owed their lnndlady
| several hundred dollars, and what to do
TO improve their fortunes they lacW not.
Finally they decided 10 each write a story
and to send them to one of the magazines.
They set to work and in short time each
had his story completed and then all were
| read. 1t was unanimously agreed that
| NorthTop's story was the best and Chit
| tenden's the next in order Of merit.
Bishop Joined with the others in the
| opinion that his story was the --LATEST and
most unintcrcSting Of all. The Bohemi-
ans decided TO submit the three stories,
J and If any one WAS accepted the proceeds
were to DC equally divided. After some
| difficulty enough postage stamps were
raised to mail the Mss. In the course of
u few days Northrop's story cAnc back
| with respectfully declined" indorse-
mcnt Then Chittcndcn's followed.
| Finally, to the surprise and, il anything,
| Indignation of all three, Bishop received u
| letter from the editor OF the magazine nc
| cepting his story and inclosing n chcck Tor
| 500. He also asked him to write as
many stories aS lac pleased and he would
| take them ALL md this is the way VIII
liam Henry Bishop came to be maya
| zini-t. Then he took up his Ir,sidcncr ia
| the east, where he WIS married to a
| wealthy young lady quite recently. The
scene OF Mr.. Bishops last story. The
| Gilded Justice" is laid III Milwaukee
| The ''gilded justice j. a huge gilt figure
OF the blind goddess that surmounts the
| dome of the milwaukee, court house, and
| around this the thread Of the romance il
| woven.
Perhaps the best known authorcss who
| claims Wisconsin IA her home is Ella
| Wheeler Wilcox, the poetcSS of passion
| Ella Wheeler was born md snant tina earI,,
years of her life in n little .illooo in Nan,
| county, near Madison. wis She "a con
! coded to be a writer of nndani,h,o ,,o,,ir.
and she has probably occupled more space
IN the newspapers during the last half
! dozen years than any other American
| writer. She spent i great deal Of her
lime previous to her marriage in Nh
| wauktp She is y; and bpuIn ,,r;,in,,
! poetry when 10 yeors ot no.. JIn. ,n.,,,
| Wisconsin friends have, fol, tho dn.,eI,
sympathy for her in the urcot har..,,v,,
Inent which she sustained in thn lnsv or
| her baby boy.
Col Charles 4. Kinr. the ouihor Of .a,.-
| rral notable novels. nrnonp thnn ..,rh,.
Coionel's Daughter - .Norion,> E,;,b =.
''kitty's CONQUEST and ..The Doscrtnr
r. a resident OF Milwaukee, lilo j. , ro..
| sired army officer. a handsome CIV. cIossc,l
dressy little man, about ~ vr,Ta 81 oC.n
lie is attached to the state miItarv and
| one of the society leaders of Nilwou}-e,.
His father WAS Gen Rufus KING and ~.
literary taste and ability is undonht.dlv
inheritsl An exhaustive and bean,ifullv
illustrated article ON c,,let hfo at IV,St
Point from his pen appear,,i in Harner,s
Magazine recently. He Is n rnnid ,,,r5,.
full and graphic writer and his work il
much sought. He WAS for many wears IN
service against the hostile Indians nf the
far west and was once attached IN Gen,
Clusters command.
There are many other milwaukee, and
Wisconsin people who have made national
regulations in the field OF letters Fh.n
r. Rextor,l, the poet who wrote SILVER
Threads Among the Gold. " i, nm Obj bach
mr. M = No -.,f
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